- Lyricist
- Vairamuthu
- Singer
- S. Janaki
- Music director
- Ilayaraja
- Movie name
- Tik Tik Tik
- Movie release year
- 1981
- Lyrics added on
- 21 Feb 2017
Lyrics & meaning
Beyond the translation
Overall song meaning
Ithu Oru Nila Kaalam is a sensuous, dreamy track celebrating beauty, youth, and nighttime romance. Set in an ethereal atmosphere, the lyrics capture delicate sensations where even lightweight garments feel burdensome and the night breeze drenches jasmine blossoms. Vairamuthu uses vivid imagery to convey how nature itself pays homage to youthful beauty: the moon feels eclipsed with envy, mirrors become dazzled, and rainbows come down to add color to her nails.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Personification
“Iravugal kanaa kaanum”
Attributes human behaviors like dreaming to nights ('Iravugal kanaa kaanum') and shyness to mirrors ('Kannaadi unai kandu Kangal koosum').
Hyperbole
“Paruva pookal puruvam asaithaal Bhoomi sutraathu”
Extravagant exaggeration used to praise beauty, such as the rainbow painting nail polish or the earth stopping its rotation if eyebrow muscles twitch.
Ethukai (Second-letter Rhyme)
“Paavai kandaalae / Azhagai paarthalae”
Tamil poetic rhyme scheme where the second letter of consecutive lines matches (e.g., Paavai / Azhagai).
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Trivia
Composed by Ilaiyaraaja and famously rendered by S. Janaki, this track features prominently during a fashion show sequence in Bharathiraja's iconic 1981 crime thriller Tik Tik Tik, starring Kamal Haasan.
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